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"Our veterans were willing to die for freedom. Thankfully they came home. Families are grateful for the safe return of their heroes. Until they see the changes. Many couples struggle to stay together through substance abuse, mental illness, depression, PTSD, physical injury and illness. Our veterans and their caregivers are paying ""the other ultimate sacrifice"" of learning to love each other again, finding purpose and joy in their new paradigm, and refusing to give in to judgment, shame and hopelessness. Jill married the man of her dreams, but thought something had gone terribly wrong. She thought the answer to their pain was to fix all his problems, and make him be the man she knew before the war. She learned that true love has nothing to do with similarities, chemistry or needing each other. In her deeply personal account, Jill teaches: 1) Principles of emotional and spiritual recovery and health, 2) Self-care techniques that will get you from overwhelm to clarity, and 3) How to negotiate circumstances that are out of your control. Starting now, experiencing the ""other ultimate sacrifice"" can be your springboard to creating the life you want and deserve as you learn these tools."

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I have been coaching for over six years now and I have met a lot of amazing people in that time frame. I have helped individuals through heavy challenges and through the day-to-day mundane problems that being a human in the world creates. I have worked with individuals who want to achieve big goals and individuals who just want to feel better. While I try not to have favorites, I would be lying if I didn't admit that certain clients stand out in my mind. Jill Armijo is one such client. I first met Jill in person (after being her coach virtually for a while prior) at my live 5-day workshop where we take a deep dive into the tools I teach and coach everyone in depth. As Jill's story unfolded throughout the week, I fell in love with her willingness to be candid, her positive demeanor and her ability to maintain responsibility for her emotions regardless of circumstances. I am so thrilled that she has written this book and that the world will now get to experience her in this same way. Get ready to witness a story that is honest and forthcoming about all of this family's experiences. The parts they're proud of and the parts they're not. I love how Jill incorporates the self-coaching model into her story to connect dots about the things she's learned on her journey. I felt like a part of Jill's family as I read this story and I experienced some of the heartache, pain, frustration they must have experienced along with the laughter, gratitude and joy. I was grateful for all of it. Jill and Joe are an example of a life well lived. I am excited for all who read this book to witness that circumstances do not create our happiness or sadness. We do. Sometimes we want to be sad and sometimes we will create emotions that do not serve us, but as Jill demonstrates in this book, anything is possible and love is always an option. Jody Moore, Life Coach

I have been coaching for over six years now and I have met a lot of amazing people in that time frame. I have helped individuals through heavy challenges and through the day-to-day mundane problems that being a human in the world creates. I have worked with individuals who want to achieve big goals and individuals who just want to feel better. While I try not to have favorites, I would be lying if I didn't admit that certain clients stand out in my mind. Jill Armijo is one such client. I first met Jill in person (after being her coach virtually for a while prior) at my live 5-day workshop where we take a deep dive into the tools I teach and coach everyone in depth. As Jill's story unfolded throughout the week, I fell in love with her willingness to be candid, her positive demeanor and her ability to maintain responsibility for her emotions regardless of circumstances. I am so thrilled that she has written this book and that the world will now get to experience her in this same way. Get ready to witness a story that is honest and forthcoming about all of this family's experiences. The parts they're proud of and the parts they're not. I love how Jill incorporates the self-coaching model into her story to connect dots about the things she's learned on her journey. I felt like a part of Jill's family as I read this story and I experienced some of the heartache, pain, frustration they must have experienced along with the laughter, gratitude and joy. I was grateful for all of it. Jill and Joe are an example of a life well lived. I am excited for all who read this book to witness that circumstances do not create our happiness or sadness. We do. Sometimes we want to be sad and sometimes we will create emotions that do not serve us, but as Jill demonstrates in this book, anything is possible and love is always an option. Jody Moore, Life Coach

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"Jill Armijo lives with her husband, Joe and two dogs in Lehi, Utah. They raised three boys and are the proud grandparents of a little granddaughter. Jill has been Joe's caregiver since 1997, when he became unable to work anymore, and landed in the hospital the following year. Their journey has been a roller coaster, when, as a mother of two young boys and the youngest on the way, she embarked on the yourneey of trying to get her husband medical and Veterans Administration help, neither of which were ultimately relying on God, family, friends and their boys to encourage them as they learn that the most rewarding experiences don't come easily or comfortably, but they're worth it. Joe Armijo provided the strength and substance to the theme of ""the other ultimate sacrifice"" by refusing to give up on himself and his family through while dealing with self-criticism, shame, and hopelessness catalyzed by schizophrenia and physical illness. He was raised in a difficult environment where drugs, violence, neglect and abuse were commonplace. He chose to change his life - for himself and his future family. His plan for a happy marriage and providing better opportunities for his children than he had encouraged him to finish high school, the first ever in his family, to work hard, nurture himself spiritually, and eventually serve his country. He has accomplished his dreams, but it hasn't looked anything like what he thought it would. Well except that he now has a totally hot granny for a wife, and the cutest granddaughter ever. Joe wasn't a soldier; he was a sailor. He appeared whole when he came home from war, but he and his fellow shipmates all struggled with Gulf War Illness, and drifted apart, not trusting each other and gradually enjoying each other less and less. Joe never experienced combat, but was affected by sarin gas. The onset of delusions and a chronic GI bleed which has limited blood supply to his brain stumped us, and Joe struggles to maintain his footing in reality. This book has been a vulnerable experience for Joe, but he has supported me, read the manuscript over and over, and even contributed several pages. He has a generous heart and hopes his life can help someone else. He mourns the loss of who he was, but is thankful for who his is now (sometimes) and for our boys who have carried us, along with God, our families, friends, complete strangers, and my employers and co-workers, who sometimes had to let me hop on the phone or zip home to comfort or tend to Joe in his distress. Gailyc Sonia Braunstein is a freelance writer and editor working with both fiction and non-fiction. She has always loved slipping into the worlds created by talented writers, and she's spent her life determined not only to tell her stories but also those of her clients. She earned a bachelor's degree in English literature with a concentration in writing, then went on to become an attorney. After a successful law career, she decided to use her writing, instruction, and counseling experience to create a less fractious and more creative profession for herself. Editing and writing was a natural progression of her enthusiasm for reading, writing, and helping others master the complexities of proper writing, as well as enabling her to provide a more personalized experience for her clients."

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